Rumor Roundup: Mercedes Moné heat, Vince return, WWE sale, Stephanie upset, more!
Speculating on the rumors surrounding professional wrestling is a well-liked pastime of many followers, maybe second solely to really watching the matches. On this each day column, we check out the most recent rumors being churned out by the professional wrestling rumor mill.
Vital reminder: Rumors are simply that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as truth, it’s simply circulating across the professional wrestling rumor mill. We observe rumor accuracy in a weekly characteristic referred to as Rumor Look Again you could find here. Bear in mind, take all of it with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
- Based on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Mercedes Moné already has some heat with New Japan/Stardom over social media posts selling rivals like Sendai Women and Tokyo Joshi Professional. “The sensation is that now that she’s with Bushiroad, she [should] be only promoting Bushiroad corporations in Japan.” Dave Meltzer famous Moné didn’t go to the Stardom dojo whereas she was in Japan.
- There are rumors that after Vince McMahon returned to WWE, he despatched messages to a number of departments saying they’re “doing things wrong,” per Fightful.
- Fightful Select heard from a number of sources in WWE that “a normally composed Stephanie [McMahon] was disheartened and frustrated” by the best way her group was “dismantled” by Vince.
- Citing evaluation from Morgan Stanley, the Observer notes that SmackDown has been “a significant money loser for FOX,” partially on account of “the lowest ad rates of any Friday evening community prime time present.” The monetary losses for FOX are anticipated to get even worse on these ultimate two years of the current TV deal. [Editor’s note: Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics has pushed back on the Observer’s analysis of this month-old Morgan Stanley report, acknowledging that SmackDown is a loss leader for FOX, but disputing the conclusion rights fees won’t go up in the next round of bidding.]
- Per the WON, folks inside WWE have mentioned that Saudi Arabia is “in the running however not the favorite” to purchase WWE.
- Contacts inside Comcast and Disney advised Fightful it’s doubtful that “any main firm” would wish to keep Vince McMahon round “in any capacity” after buying WWE.
- Xero News claims that the unified titles held by Roman Reigns and The Usos “will be split” earlier than WrestleMania 39.
- Fairly Lethal “did a really great job” working most important roster home reveals final weekend, sources advised PW Insider.
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